- The Inkwell
- Texas
- St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TXCity: largeZIP 78228Founded 1852
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1852
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stmarytx.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
St. Mary's University
St. Mary's University is a private nonprofit university in San Antonio, Texas, with 1,951 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $17,775 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention73%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans47%
$17,775net price / year
98%admission rate
1089average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$59,258median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#820 of 1,704 for earnings#697 of 1,739 for lowest net price#738 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,441 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,956tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,670
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,670
- Average net price
- $17,775national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,451
$30,001–48,000$12,590
$48,001–75,000$16,335
$75,001–110,000$17,930
$110,001+$23,660
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1089
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 465–665
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 435–645
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,962
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,258middle 50%: $39,879–$82,584
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,584
Median, St. Mary's University$59,258
Lower quarter$39,879
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,951
- Part-time
- 2.6%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,724 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,146
- Endowment, end of year
- $263,027,963
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White10%
Hispanic54%
Black2.1%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races1.0%
U.S. nonresident7.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown24%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Social sciences15%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting10%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.1%
Psychology6.3%
Engineering6.1%
Communication & journalism3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228149. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7590446.